I am 60 and have been working very hard to exercise as well as watch my diet— both quantity and quality since two months ago when I took a blood glucose test and was shocked to discover it’s as high as 180.

My progress so far includes 120-130 of morning pre-meal blood glucose level; weight loss of 22 lbs; and average blood pressure/pulse read as 110-60-60 instead of 130-75-75 (I’ve taken blood pressure medication for years, and just cut it from one pill to 1/2 pill a day on my own and so far for days the reading has steadily stayed at current level.)

Despite so many positive progress, my frustration and major concern lie in the standstill of my blood glucose level, which fast dropped in the first couple of weeks then have stayed ever since within 120-130, still above the normal range. I need your experience and opinions telling me if I still have hope to improve without resorting to diabetic medication.

I know these numbers are a bit higher. My question is, Can i control my diabetes with diet and exercise or should i go on medicine, most diabetes meds i have used has all caused me to go into hypoglycemia, so im very worried abt going on any meds. Please suggest/comment.

Thanks

I ate two miniature donuts about an hour before my blood test and it came back as a 143. I was also drinking pop.
I am not diabetic. I actually went in to get a random blood test for something else and I am only 31. My diet is not usually that un healthy.

My blood sugar is almost always pretty good, but this morning when I tested it myself it was too high, and just my luck, first thing today I had to present myself to the lab for my fasting blood sugar test and I have to see the doctor in a few days. I’m counting on the lab work to show a more accurate picture than my home glucometer does, but I work really hard to control this with exercise, diet and maintaining a normal weight, so I’ve been kind of bummed out today and I’m afraid I’m going to get a medication adjustment. Does the same thing happen to you?
Thank you, everyone, for your kind responses.

I was recently diagnosed with diabetes (controlled through exercise and diet, no meds at this time). I’ve gone to a ton of websites and read literature on diabetes, but cannot find a straight answer about testing my blood sugar.

For diabetics out there….
When should I test?
Should I test after fasting (say after sleeping) or before a meal?
How soon after a meal should I test?
How many times a day?

Thanks for your help!

so now i just ate a couple slices of pizza with yogurt. so i will see what it is after that but should i wait an hour or 2? also i had a fasting glucose test that was 111 but it’s odd that my blood sugar level after work and not eating for several hours was 77…? why is it low now…? i have changed my diet the past 2 wks and have cut sugar and alot of carbs but i’m just wondering why the fluctuation…
fyi-i had the fasting blood test 2 wks ago and i know it’s the 3 month accumulation but i exercised before the test and also was taking an herb that causes a low/high blood sugar so i stopped taking that herb too.
no no no—i think you misunderstood…when i got tested for the fasting glucose test – i was taking that herb that tends to raise or lower blood sugar but it’s only what i read so ask your doctor before doing anything. it is fo-ti. i’m just wondering since my blood sugar is normal NOW if that was the cause of the elevated fasting blood sugar (111).
FYI i STOPPED taking fo-ti after the fasting test when i heard it could mess up my blood sugar levels…

With nothing to eat after taking the night reading, the level is sometimes higher in the morning, before eating.
Is there a way to control this, by diet?

With nothing to eat after taking the night reading, the level is sometimes higher in the morning, before eating.
Is there a way to control this, by diet?

I just have been on a diet for almost 3 months now and lost about 40 pounds. I used to eat crap, and now I eat healthy. About 2 years ago they drew my blood and my level was at 89. That was when I was eating crap.

They drew my blood in the afternoon. Of course they told me not to eat anything so maybe that had something to do with it

My brother is (in his doctor’s words) a borderline diabetic. The last 3 times he’s tested after a 12 hour fasting period (with no cheating) he has had a result of 119, 118 and 119. He wants to keep from going over and loosing his medical insurance opportunity when his group policy is no longer going to cover him (that’s a complicated story). When he has to get private insurance, a single high reading for glucose can do great harm to his costs and/or his acceptability by the company. Can he do anything by way of diet or exorcise, for the days leading up to the test that would give him more favorable results by lowering the outcome of the test short term? Perhaps he will take the preventative measure and turn it into a routine. Then he won’t have to worry about such things.

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